Golf Tips for Beginners

What are the Callaway X18R Irons? It appears that Callaway has realized that it has a gap in pricing when it comes to irons. So they took the X18 Pro Series Irons put the regular X18 medallion on them and put the “R” on them to mean R-educed offset. The Callaway X18R irons are recommended for mid-to-high handicappers, but they are also playable enough for those with a low handicap. They have the traditional Callaway head shape and they come with a nice polished finish. They have a thinner top line, which mid and low handicappers will like. Plus, they feature an Undercut Channel, which is supposed to maximize perimeter weighting and to improve forgiveness. Another feature is the Extreme Notch Weighting. What this does is it moves more weight to the heel and toe of the club giving it increased stability. The Callaway X18R Irons - 4-SW - Steel Shaft for the avid athlete are priced around $400.

Distance Chart is Now Complete I have finally completed finding the average distances for golf clubs by using myself, my father, and my oldest son. These yardage distances hopefully will be of benefit for beginners. It took me a little over a month to complete but now I am able to show my average distance chart, plus I have provided a distance chart for my personal set of clubs and what clubs I now use in my bag. UPDATE Here are 2 average distance charts that show average golf club distances and one that shows my average distances with each golf club in my bag. Average Distance Chart The above chart is the average distance chart. My Average Distance Chart

The average distance of a lob wedge, like almost all the golf clubs in your bag, is sort of difficult to determine because the distance one-person hits his lob wedge can be very different than someone else. I guess that is why it is called an average, but so many other things have to be factored in when it comes to lob wedge average distances. For example, it depends on if the golfer is performing a full lob shot, a partial lob shot, a pitch short, a chip shot, or even a bunker shot. You also have to take into consideration the lofts of lob wedges. Lob wedges come in various degrees of loft ranging from 58 degrees to 64 degrees and obviously each loft will be a different distance. Another thing to consider is whether or not we are talking about an average man’s distance or average women’s distance. Are we talking about PGA Pro’s or LPGA Pro’s, how far do they hit a lob wedge? So you can see that to give a single answer to the lob wedge average distance inquiry i...

Short Game Drills If you have played the game of golf for any length of time, you no doubt have heard that you need to learn to practice short game drills, especially from 100-yards and in. So I decided to put together a golf game exercise that focuses on the 100-yard marker. You can practice this drill at your local driving range or better yet when you are out on the golf course. Practicing this exercise on the golf course is the best way to perform the drill, but don’t slow up play just to do it. If you are in a group and there are golfers behind you then I suggest you wait and practice on the driving range. If you want to practice these short game drills at the golf range then see bullet point number 1. If you want to practice these short game drills while out on the golf course then see bullet point number 2. Driving Range Drill from 100 Yards Purchase a bucket of balls (I recommend a small bucket) and find a spot on the driving range where you are in line with the 100-yard marker....